Swivel head fountain brush



May 3, 1955 J. G. FERRER 2,707,293

SWIVEL HEAD FOUNTAIN BRUSH Filed March 1o, 1954 ATTORNEYS 2,707,293Patented May 3, 1955 SWIVEL HEAD FOUNTAIN BRUSH Justiniano G. Ferrer,Washington, D. C.

Application March 10, 1954, Serial No. 415,241

2 Claims. (Cl. 15128) This invention relates to fountain brushes of thetype wherein a head with bristles therein and with spray openingsbetween the bristles is mounted on the end of a handle.

through which fluid and particularly water is supplied to the head, andin particular a hollow brush head with bristles mounted in the outersurface of the head and with the head mounted directly on a tube ofrubber or other flexible material extended through the handle andprotected by a coil spring mounted on the handle and attached to theback of the head.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a fountain brush that isparticularly adapted for cleaning bath tubs and the like where extremeflexibility of a head in relation to a handle upon which the head ismounted is required.

Various types of fountain brushes have been provided with headspivotally mounted on the ends of handles and whereas such devices areadapted to bend or flex in a common plane they are not adapted to bendboth transversely and longitudinally and universal joints such as wouldpermit flexibility in all directions would be too costly or cumbersomefor a cleaning mop or brush. With this thought in mind this inventioncontemplates a fountain brush having a head with a cavity therein inwhich bristles are mounted in an outer wall that is provided with sprayopenings, in which a rubber hose extended through the handle is securedin an opening in the brush head and also in which the brush head, whichis spaced from the end of the rigid handle is connected to the handlewith a coil spring that permits flexibility of the head in substantiallyall directions.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means formounting a fountain brush head on a tubular handle whereby the head isadapted to be bent in substantially all directions in relation to thehandle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fountain head for acleaning brush with the head carried by the end of a rubber tube inwhich means is provided for protecting the tube without interfering withthe flexibility of the head.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fountain brush inwhich the brush head is connected to a handle with a swivel connectionin which the brush is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies an elongated tubular handle having an opening in one side, aflexible tube having a water faucet coupling member on one end extendedthrough the opening in the side of the handle and through one end of thehandle, a hollow brush head having an opening therein positioned toreceive the exible tube extended from the handle and having means forclamping the flexible tube in the head, said head having bristlesextended from the side opposite to that from which the handle extendsand having spray openings between the bristles, and a coil springmounted on the handle and connected to the head.

Other features and advantages of the invention will CII appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view of the improved bath tub brush inwhich the head is mounted on the handle with a swivel connection.

Figure 2 is a view showing a longitudinal section through the head ofthe brush with the parts shown on an enlarged scale, with parts brokenaway and shown in section, with other parts shown in elevation, and withdifferent positions of the brush head indicated in broken lines.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the improved fountain brush of this inventionincludes a head having an upper section 10, a lower section 11, andbristles 12 extended from the panel 13 of the section 11, a handle 14, aiiexble tube 15 extended through an opening 16 in one side of the handleand also from one end of the handle, and a coil spring 17 flexiblyconnecting the head to the handle.

The lower section 11 of the head is secured to the upper section 1t)with screws 1S and 19 that extend through openings 20 and 21,respectively, in the upper wall 22 of the section 10 and which arethreaded in openings 23 and 24 in the panel 13 of the section lll. Asealing gasket 25 is positioned between the edges of the upper and lowersections of the head to prevent passage of water between the sections.

The panel 13 of the lower section 11 of the head is provided with spacedspray openings 26 whereby water supplied to the cavity 27 in the headunder pressure is sprayed through the openings 26.

The upper panel 22 of the upper section 10 of the head of the brush isprovided with a centrally disposed opening 28 in which the end 29 of thehose 15 is secured by a tapering ferrule Btl. lt will be understood,however, that the end of the hose may be secured in the opening of thebrush head by other suitable means.

The lower or larger' coil 31 of the spring 17 is secured to the panel 22of the upper section 10 of the brush head with staples 32 and theopposite end 33, of the spring is secured to the tubular handle 14 witha clamp 34, flanges 35' on the ends of which are held by a bolt 36.

The end of the hose 15 is provided with a coupling member 37 by whichthe hose may be secured over a water faucet or the like.

lt will be understood that other modifications, within the scope of theappended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the partswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A fountain brush comprising a tubular handle, a ilexible hoseextended through the handle and having an end extended from one end ofthe handle, a hollow brush head having bristles in a face thereof withspray openings between the bristles carried by the end of the hoseextended from the handle, and a coil spring mounted on the tubularhandle and connected to the brush head, said spring being positionedaround the end of the flexible tube extended i from the handle.

2. ln a fountain brush, the combination which comprises a tubular handlehaving an opening therein, a rubber hose having a faucet connector onone end extended through the opening of the handle and having an endextended from one end of the handle, a brush head having a cavitytherein and having an opening positioned to receive the end of therubber hose extended from the end of the handle, means for securing theend of the rubber hose in the brush head, a coil spring positionedaround the end of the rubber hose on which the brush head is mounted,means for securing one end of the spring to the handle, means forsecuring the opposite end of the spring to the brush head, and bristlesextended from the side of the brush head opposite to that from which thehandle extends, said side of the brush head in which the bristles arepositioned having spaced spray openings therein.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNlTED STATES PATENTS LongNov. 7, 1916 Wilson May 13, 1919 Mulherin Nov. 1, 1921 Dainos June 18,1929 Litka June 6, 1944

